Flight of the Princess: Princess Haya Escapes Dubai
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A year after one of Sheikh Mohammed's daughters attempted to flee Dubai, his wife Princess Haya escaped to London. Now the royal couple is battling over their children in Britain's biggest royal divorce since Charles and Diana. Vanessa Grigoriadis explores why Emirati noblewomen are running for their lives.
Written by Vanessa Grigoriadis | Narrated by Samantha Desz
Source: FLIGHT OF THE PRINCESS | Vanity Fair | March 2020
Flight of the Princess | Vanity Fair | March 2020
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